Manila, ciudad española y centro de fusión. Un estudio a través del inventario del gobernador de Filipinas Alonso Fajardo de Tenza (1624)

• Main Author: Yayoi Kawamura
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Civilisations et Littératures d’Espagne et d’Amérique du Moyen Âge aux Lumières (CLEA) - Paris Sorbonne 2018-06-01
• Series: E-Spania
• Subjects: Alonso Fajardo; governor; Manila; Philippines; lacquer; holding screen
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/e-spania/27950

The study is based on the lecture of different documents preserved in the Philippines' section of the Archivo General de Indias (Seville) dating back to the period when Alonso Fajardo was governor (1616-1624). Several reports written by him, his post-mortem inventory as well as other documents point out an interesting situation in Manila at that time. It was a Spanish borderline city, in which goods from different origins were exchanged, and the governor had to constantly show his political and military authority.The study reveals the biography of Alonso Fajardo, his activity as governor, his trading interest with Japan and China, as well as his constant hostility against the Netherlands, who were expanding its force in East Asia.His inventory sheds light on the trade of artistic objects, such as Japanese lacquers, holding screens, Chinese textiles, precious stones from South East Asia and Filipino ivory objects as luxury goods.